Sørli Municipality

Sørli Municipality
Sørli herred
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Sørli within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°13′29″N 13°49′51″E / 64.2246°N 13.8308°E / 64.2246; 13.8308
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 July 1915
  Preceded byLierne Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byLierne Municipality
Administrative centreMebygda
Government
  Mayor (1956–1963)Ole Strand (V)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
1,431.4 km2 (552.7 sq mi)
  Rank#51 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,390 m (4,560 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
908
  Rank#625 in Norway
  Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −0.5%
DemonymLibygg
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1737

Sørli is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 1,431-square-kilometre (553 sq mi) municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now the southern part of Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Mebygda.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 1,431-square-kilometre (553 sq mi) municipality was the 51st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sørli Municipality was the 625th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 908. The municipality's population density was 0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.